Odd News

Tuesday, Mar 3, 6:43 am

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Officials with Louisville's Metro Air Pollution Control District say they've identified the source of the bad odor that residents have been complaining about for a week.The... Read more...

Monday, Mar 2, 3:13 pm

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- The beach at Southern California's "Surf City" has been turned white by a dumping of hail from a fast-moving storm.The National Weather Service says at least... Read more...

Monday, Mar 2, 3:12 pm

LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) -- A woman who told police she dug up her father's grave in search of his "real will" but found only vodka and cigarettes pleaded guilty Monday.Melanie Nash, 53, was one... Read more...

Monday, Mar 2, 11:06 am

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A man in Lincoln, Nebraska, has been cited for possessing pot inside a container that had been slapped with a label reading: "Not Weed."The Lincoln Journal Star reports... Read more...

Monday, Mar 2, 9:24 am

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- There's a bad smell in parts of the Louisville, Kentucky, area but nobody knows where it's coming from.Media reports say city crews have been trying for nearly a week... Read more...

Sunday, Mar 1, 7:25 am

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) -- A husband and wife thought to be one of the oldest married couples in New York have celebrated their birthdays -- and their combined ages will be 212.The Journal News... Read more...

Saturday, Feb 28, 5:01 pm

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- A blind dog who wandered away from her Ester, Alaska, home during a cold snap has been reunited with her owner.The 11-year-old Labrador retriever named Madera ventured... Read more...

Friday, Feb 27, 2:42 pm

It's the dress that's beating the Internet black and blue. Or should that be gold and white?Friends and co-workers worldwide are debating the true hues of a royal blue dress with black lace that,... Read more...

Friday, Feb 27, 1:43 pm

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- It's an effort that even the bill's sponsor acknowledges is poor timing.Just two days after a 75-vehicle pileup injured at least 17 people in the state, lawmakers in Maine... Read more...

Thursday, Feb 26, 5:00 pm

SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle police say a woman was knocked unconscious when she was pelted by an egg in a so-called drive-by egging.Detective Patrick Michaud says the egg hit the woman right behind... Read more...

Thursday, Feb 26, 9:12 am

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Police have ticketed two men accused of climbing a 200-foot crane in downtown Boulder, Colorado, at night and parachuting to the street below.Department spokeswoman Kim... Read more...

Wednesday, Feb 25, 4:48 am

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) -- A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium has caught a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight.The... Read more...

Tuesday, Feb 24, 6:42 pm

NEW YORK (AP) -- The city said Tuesday it has reached a tentative agreement with members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community over a tradition known as oral suction circumcision.Health officials... Read more...

Tuesday, Feb 24, 6:18 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Almost from the moment a converted crabbing boat became a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaska island, it's been beset by legal tangles over safety rules and liquor... Read more...